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W. P. UHLINGER. CARD STAMPING MACHINE FOB. JAGQUARD MACHINES.

No. 411,401. Patented Sept. 1'7, 1889'.

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No. 411,401. Patented Sept. 17, 1889.

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\VILLIAM P. UI-ILINGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARD-STAMPING M ACHINE FOR JACQUARD MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,401, datedSeptember 17, 1889.

Application fil February 1, 1887. Serial No. 226,152. (No model.)

To coZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM P. UHLINGER, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Card-Stamping Machines for Cards for JacquardMachines; of which the following is a true and exact description, duereference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention is designed as an improvement upon that class of machinesheretofore in use; and it consists, generally, in improved means foroperating the stamping-head, an improved means for automaticallyfeeding. the cards to the stamping-head, an improved means for adjustingthe slide in which the card travels to the head to suit the differentsizes of cards, and also in an improved means for counteracting theinertia given to the. head when the operator presses one of the keys, bywhich, when the key is released, the reciprocation of the head instantlyceases.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of machine,taken through the; driving-shaft and head; Fig. 2, a plan view of upperportion of machine. Fig. 2-) is a plan View of the stamping-head. Fig. 4is a sec-' tion on line a: 09, Fig. 3; Fig. 5, end view ofstamping-head, showing segmental gear. Fig. 6 is a face view of camwhich operates rock-i ing trip; Fig. 7, inverted plan view of mechanismfor adjusting the slides for varying widths of cards. Fig. 8 is anenlarged sectional view of mechanism for causing the rotation of theshaft and the reciprocation of the head. Fig. 9 is a sectional view online 3/ y, Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is an inverted plan view of clutch-holder.Fig. llisa detached sectional View showing clutclrplunger on the cam ofclutch-holder. Fig. 12 is a face view of theupper portion of themachine, showing por-f tion of mechanism which operates the rockingshaft. Fig. 13 is a detached perspective view of card-head in itsworking position, showing escapement-fingers, the. Fig. 14 is a detachedview of flexible step and portion of rocking trip when step is movedinto opera- Th frame of the machine consists of a suitab e verticalcasting forming the body 1, latera ly extended at its bottom to presenta base 9, and having at its upper side a table or platform Rigidlysecured upon this platform 3 is a block 4, having a series of holescorresponding with the punches 5 of the stamping-head 6. This latter isoperatively supported above the block 4 by means of a pair of verticalrods 7, one at each side, which depend through apertures therefor in thesaid block 4, and are respectively connected at their lower ends to thecross-head X. A driving-shaft I is journaled transversely in hearings onthe front end of the frame, as shown in Fig. 1, and mounted thereon isan eccentric 8, embraced by separable clamp-sections 9, connected to arod WV, which is attached to the cross-head X to effect thereciprocation of the clamp-head through the agency of the eccentric andconnections, when the shaft I is revolved.

A represents the key of the head, A being an idle-key. Each of thesekeys, except the key A, has a corresponding orifice ct, Fig. 3,

in the stamping-head, in which the plunger or punches work. When a keyis pressed in, it covers the orifice to which it corresponds, so thatwhen the head is caused to reciprocate the punch or plunger 5corresponding to the orifice strikes the card, pressing the punchagainst the key, preventing any further receding movement of the punchand causing it to stamp the desired hole, while the other punches haveno effect upon the card. The pressing of a key by the operator pushes aprojection a, on each keyA and A against a plate B, which is attached toa shaft 0, thus turning the shaft (See Figs. 3 and 4.) At one end of theshaft C is a segmental gear D, working into a corresponding segmentalgear D on the rear of the stamping-head, a double series of keys,plates, and shafts being used, one at the front, the other at the rear,of the stamping-head, for convenience of operation. To this segmentalgearing the rod E is connected. At the lower end of this rod is theflexible step F. This step is made flexible in one direction by means ofthe spring f. (Shown in Figs. 8 and 1.4.)

3 which the step is made flexible is in order The purpose for '1 thatwhen it is thrown in to operation, as hereinafter 7 described, if therocking trip G should strike it below the recess portion f on themovement of the end of the trip nearest the step it will, on account ofits flexibility, yield, while if it were rigid the step would tend to bebroken.

By reference to Figs. 1, 8,and 14, it will be seen that the saidflexible step F forms a portion of the vertical member ofthe bell-cranklever F, pivotally mounted on the bearing B on the frame 1, thehorizontal member of said lever'f being connected to the rod E by meansof an adjustable swivel-coupling f G is the rockingtrip, one end ofwhich is provided with the roller g, which is operated by the cam K onthedriving-wheel H. The

Wheel H normally runs idle on the shaft 1,

and is adapted to be clutched thereto by a clutch, (shownherein ascomposed of a sleeve Q,) rigid on and revolving with the shaft I, andcarrying a spring-plungerp, which, when released by the trip, engagesone of the abutments h on the cam K on the loose drivingwheel H, andcauses the shaft to rotate with the wheel. The rocking trip G ispivotally attached to the clutch-holder Q between standards 22 23, andis provided with a tor sion-spring 25, adapted to hold the end g uponthe cam-surface K. The clutch-holder has on its inner surface thecam-surface J, on which the stop J 2 of the clutch-plunger rests, and pis the plunger of the clutch, and p the spring which is normally incompression and holds the stop J 2 against the cam-face J. Theclutch-holder is held normally down by the spring q.

In Figs. 1, 8, 9, 10, and 11 the construction.

end, as before stated, being connected to the spring q. hen the key ispressed in by the operator, the plate B, operating on the shaft,elevates the rod E and thus moves the flexible step into the path of therocking trip G, so that when the end of said trip falls it is stopped bythe recess portion f of said trip, which in turn raises theclutch-holder so as to release the stop of the plunger. The distancewhich the rocking trip must be elevated in order to release the plungeris such that the wheel of said rocking trip must be at the highest liftof the cam K, in order that the distance which the rocking trip iselevated will be sufficient to lift the clutch-holder free from the stopof the plunger. The plunger thus released, acted upon by the spring 19,is

forced into connection with the idle-Wheel H by projecting into the lineof rotation of one of the abutments h on the idle-wheel, so as to be incontact with said abutment, and the plunger, being connected with theshaft 1, causes said shaft to revolve with the plunger. Attached to thisshaft I is the connecting-rod WV, having the cross-head X, attached tothe stamping-head, as aforesaid, whereby when the shaft revolves thehead is automatically caused to reciprocate and the desired hole to bestamped in the card. hen the operator releases the key, the flexiblestep drops back to its initial position and the clutch-holder returns toits seat, and the cam-face J draws the stop J (and the plunger) out ofengagement with the abutment h, through the rotation of the shaft, andthe shaft ceases to revolve when the plunger is drawn out of engagementwith the abutment 71.

The withdrawal of the plunger from engagement with the abutment will bemore readily understood by referring to Figs. 8 and 11,which show thearrangement of the cam-face J on the under side of the clutch-holder Q.It

will be seen that the inner face of the cam J is inclined toward thecenterof the clutchholder, so that when'the latter descends the stop onthe plunger comes in contact with said inclined face at the narrowestportion of said cam, and upon the further rotation of the shaft I isdrawn by the said cam to its first position on the cam. At the outer endof this shaft I is placed a friction device, which consists of theprojections 11 and 10, the proj ection 11 being secured to the frame ofthe machine and the projection 10 is secured to said shaft, betweenwhich projections is placed a leather packing. A screw 12 gives thedesired pressure upon this leather, and is so adjusted that when thewheel H is released from. the shaft the friction of the packing issufficient to overcome the inertia gained by the shaft, and anyundesired reciprocation of the stamping-head is prevented.

The means by which the card is caused toautomatically travel is obtainedin the following manner: R is the rocking shaft, located in bearings, asshown in Fig. 2, and having any. desired number of teeth] L is thecardhead having a dovetailed groove to engage with and travel upon thecorrespondinglyshaped slide 1. A cord r is attached to the pivotedfinger of this card-head, as will be herein described, and passes over aguidepulley 13 at the rear of the table 3, and at the outer end of thiscord is the weight U. Attached to this card-head are theescapement-fingers O and O, the finger, 0 being rigid, while finger Oispivoted and rests above the finger O, and is capable of a limitedlateral play and has attached to it the cord 1), and has a travel in therecess 8, as shown in Fig. 13, the extent of which is equal to thedistance between the teeth r on the rocking shaft B. When motion isgiven to the shaft I, as heretofore described, this mo- IIO tion istransmitted by means of the connect" ing-rod Z to the rocking shaftR,said connecting-rod being operated by an eccentric on the shaft. Theshaft is thus caused to turn, so as to release the escapement-finger O,and the weight then pulls the card-h ead along the slide 1. The card isprevented from traveling a greater distance than one tooth by theescapement-finger O, which when the shaft is rocked rests between theteeth 0 and has a limited extent of travel, being pivoted, said movementbeing equal to the extent of the recess 8; but when the motion of theshaft I ceases the rocking shaft returns to its initial position, thefinger O escaping from between the teeth and returned by the weight U toits initial position in the recess 8, and the escapemerit-finger O restsbetween the next two teeth from that which it occupied before, and thecard is thus moved a fixed distance forward each time the operator pushes one of the keys. The-idle-key A enables the card to be moved withoutstamping any hole in the card. A handle Z, Fig. 12, on the rocking shaftenables the shaft to be rocked byhand. The said card-head is providedwith cardclamping means, so that the movement of the head will occasionthe proper feed of the card. For this purpose a lever 14 has studs 15,pivoted in bearing 16 on the head. The end of the lever adjacent to itspivot-bearing has clamped thereto a plate 17, provided on its lower edgewith teeth 18, which latter are normally forced into contact with theface of the card-head by means of a spring 19, which exerts an expandingforce upon the rear portion of the lever, as shown in Fig. 13. The saidlever has a vertical portion 20, for its convenient manipulation. Aswill be readily understood, by depressing the rear portion of the leverthe plate 17 will be elevated sufficiently to permit the card to beinserted beneath the teeth, which upon the release of the lever willclamp the card upon the face.

The means by which the slides m are adjusted to varying widths of cardsare as follows, (shown in Figs 9 and 12:) N represents a stop working inthe slot 47.. This stop is connected by means of the levers and links n,n it and n with the wings M, having the slides m'secured. to them, andpins of, secured to wings M, project through from the plate, the spring11. being connected to these projections, as shown, Figs. 7 and 12. Theoperator forces the stop in the slot 11., and, through intermediatemechanism hereinbefore described, forces the pins 01 and the slides towhich they are connected farther apart, acting against the spring, orallows them to come closer together, the pins 91 moving in the slot aThe stop is held in a fixed position by a nut 21.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, the combination,substantially as here inbefore set forth, of a stamping-head, keys insaid head, punches controlled by said keys, an intermittingly-operatedshaft connected to said head to reciprocate the same, a drivingwheelrunning normally idle 011 said shaft, a clutch interposed between thewheel and the shaft, and connecting mechanism between said clutch andthe keys, whereby the operation of any one of the keys causes the wheelto engage with and revolve the shaft.

2. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, keys, aprojection upon each of said keys, a shaft, a plate attached to saidshaft, segmental gearing at the end of said shaft, a driving-wheel, ashaft upon which said driving-wheel normally runs idle, a clutch uponsaid shaft, and intermediate mechanism, substantially as described,between said clutch and segmental gearing, whereby, when the operatorpresses one or more keys, the clutch is caused to engage the drivingwheel and revolve with it, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, keys A, shaft0, a plate upon said shaft, segmental gearing D and D, rod E, flexiblestep F, driving-wheel H, normally running idle on shaft I, cam K uponsaid wheel, rocking trip G, having roller g, clutch-holder Q, having camJ, a plunger 13 upon said shaft 1, a stop J 2 upon said plunger, and aconnecting-rod connecting said shaft with the stamping-head, whereby,when the operator presses one or more keys, the clutch holder isreleased from the stop J and the plunger brought into engagement withthe idle-wheel H and the stamping-head automatically caused toreciprocate.

4:. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, keys, aflexible step, intermediate mechanism, substantially as described,connecting said keys and said flexible step, a clutch holder, adriving-wheel, a shaft upon which said driving-wheel revolves, a camupon said wheel, plunger 19, a stop J and a rocking trip, the path ofmovement of one end of which is in the path of the flexible step when akey is pressed, the other end having a wheel which revolves on the cam,whereby said rocking trip is on the highest throw of the cam in order torelease said stop J 2 when the operator presses one or more keys.

5. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, a shaft,adriving-whecl which normally runs idle upon said shaft, a stamping-headprovided with keys and connected to the shaft, a clutch upon said shaft,means, substantially as described, operated from the keys to cause saidclutch to engage said driving-wheel, and a brake, substantially asdescribed, at the other end of said shaft, whereby, when the clutch isdisengaged from said drivin g-wheel, the inertia gained by said shaft isovercome by said friction device.

6. In a machine for stamping Jacquard. cards, in combination, thestamping-head and. its operating devices, substantially as de scribed, arocking shaft, teeth upon said shaft, escapement-fingers, one of whichrests between the teeth of said rocking shaft, a cardhead and means tocause said head to move when the said escapement-finger is released frombetween the teeth of the rocking shaft, substantially as set forth, andmechanism to rock said shaft, whereby, when said shaft is rocked, saidescapement-finger is released, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

7. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, thestamping-head and its operating devices, substantially as de-- scribed,a rocking shaft, teeth upon said shaft, a card-head, escapement-fingers,one of which is rigid, the other flexible and having a movement in aslot in the card-head, means, substantially as described, to rock saidshaft, whereby the rigid escapement-finger is released from between theteeth of the rocking shaft and the flexible finger is engaged betweenthe teeth of the shaft, and means, substantially as described, to movesaid head, whereby, when the shaft is rocked, the cardhead travels, butsaid travel is limited to the extent of travel of the flexibleescapementfinger in the slot of the card-head.

8. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, keys, adriving-wheel,

a shaft upon which said driving-wheel nor mally runs idle, a clutch onsaid shaft, intermediate mechanism, substantially as described, to causesaid clutch to operate and the shaft to revolve when a key is pressed, aconnecting-rod upon said shaft, a rocking shaft connected with saidconnecting-rod,

teeth upon said rocking shaft, a card-head, and escapement-fingers, oneof which rests between the teeth of said rocking shaft, whereby, whenthe operator presses a key, one of the escapement-fingers is releasedfrom and the other engaged with said teeth of said rocking shaft.

9. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, astamping-head, keys, punches corresponding to each of said keys, adriving-wheel, a shaft upon which said driving-wheel normally runs idle,a clutch upon said shaft, intermediate mechanism, substantially asdescribed, to operate said clutch and cause the shaft to rotate, aconnecting-rod connecting said shaft and the stamping-head, a rockingshaft, an eccentric on said driving-shaft, and a connecting-rod betweensaid rocking shaft and the eccentric on said driving-shaft, teeth uponsaid rocking shaft, escapement-fingers, one rigid and the otherflexible, the rigid finger normally resting between the teeth of saidrocking shaft and a card-head, and means, substantially as described, tocause said card-head to move, whereby, when the operator presses keys,the stampinghead is automatically reciprocated and the desired hole orholes out and the cardhead caused to travel a fixed distance.

10. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, two ormore keys, all but one of said keys having plungers corresponding tosaid keys, a driving-wheel, a shaft upon which said driving-wheelnormally runs idle, a clutch upon said shaft, intermediate mechanismsubstantially as described, to operate said clutch and cause the shaftto rotate, a connecting-rod connecting said shaft and the stamping-head,a rocking shaft, a corresponding rod between said shaft and thedrivingshaft, teeth upon said rocking shaft, a cardhead,escapementfingers O and O, and means, substantially as described, tocause said card-head to move, whereby, when the operator presses the keyhaving no corresponding plunger, the card is moved and the stamping-headreciprocated without punching any hole on the card.

11. In a machine for stamping Jacquard cards, in combination, the slidesm, a spring connecting said slides, wings M M, a stop N, working in theslot n, and intermediate mechanism, substantially as described,connecting said stop and the wings M, whereby a movement of the stopcauses a varying distance between the slides m.

WILLIAM P. UHLINGER.

Witnesses:

RIoHD. S. CHILD, J r., JOSHUA MATLAoK, Jr.

